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The Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky begins a controversial visit to Australia and is bombarded with anti-war protestors.
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Ronald Ryan was the last man hanged in Australia after he escaped from prision.
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Bushfires rocked Tasmania as Hobart was left in a horrible state.
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Gough Whitlam replaces retiring Arthur Calwell as leader of the Australian Labor Party.
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Australian Roman Catholic bishops publicly declare their opposition to the war in Vietnam
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Aboriginals now are counted in the national census when voting
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The new Australian 5-dollar note goes into circulation
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Don Dunstan succeeds Frank Walsh as Premier of South Australia, after Walsh retires under pressure from his party
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Sydney underworld figure Richard Gabriel Reilly is murdered
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The postcode system of postal address coding is introduced throughout Australia
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Qantas Airways drops the word 'Empire' from its name.
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The NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service is established.
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Prime Minister Harold Holt disappears while swimming in heavy surf at Cheviot Beach, near Portsea, Victoria.[26
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Following the disappearance of Holt, Country Party leader John McEwen is sworn in as interim Prime Minister pending the election of a new government leader by the Coalition parties
